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This substance has a general name called an antigen.
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∙ 12y agoThere are several substances that can produce an allergic reaction. EX: peanut butter, pollen, etc.
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∙ 14y agoIt is called an allergen.
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∙ 15y agoAn allergen.
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∙ 11y agoallergens cause allergic reactions
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∙ 14y agohistamine.
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Any foreign substance that enters the body and induces an immune response is called?
Antigen
Definition of antigen?
a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
When a foreign substance invades the body what is it called?
Antigenan·ti·gen/ˈantijən/Noun:A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, esp. the production of antibodies.
What is innate defenses mean?
recognizes all antigens ( anything that induces a specific and adaptive immune response)
What are antigens and antibodies?
antigen-a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.Antibodies-a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
A process that results in antibody production by the recipient induces a form of immunity called?
Is a substance produced in response to an anti-gen.
What is responsible for complex response to the invasion of the body by foreign substance?
Immune System
What is a substance that causes an immune response called?
Antigen
Antigen structure and its classification?
A substance that reacts with the products of a specific immune response.
When the body recognizes a relatively harmless substance as a dangerous antigen and mounts an immune response this response is called what?
pathogenesis
What is the name for the type of response when your immune system wrongly identifies a harmless substance as harmful and then attacks that substance?
brb
What is the medical term meaning a foreign substance?
The medical term for a foreign substance is "antigen." An antigen is any substance that the immune system identifies as foreign and triggers an immune response.
